‘I know you guys wanted her to win, but I wanted to win as well’published at 18:15 British Summer Time
Boisson 1-6 2-6 Gauff
World number two Coco Gauff speaking on court after sealing a spot in her second French Open final: “It’s always the plan to try to start strong, but I knew it was important today.
“Lois [Boisson] is obviously an incredible player. In this tournament, she has definitely proven she’s one of the best players in the world, especially on clay. I’m sure we will have many battles in the future, hopefully here.
“I know you guys wanted her to win, but I wanted to win as well. But congratulations to her for an incredible tournament. Today just happened to be my day.”
On dealing with the atmosphere on Court Philippe-Chatrier: “This is my first time playing a French player here in this tournament, that I can remember. How I managed it? I mean I was mentally prepared before the match. I knew during the match it was going to be 99% for her but I just tried to block it out.
“Actually, when you guys were chanting her name I was saying my name to myself – just to kind of psych myself up. You have to do that.
“I know you guys would usually root for me if I wasn’t playing someone French, so I love you guys too.”
